On Jul 27, 3:02 am, Jim Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 26, 2011, at 6:28 PM, Deiniol ap Deiniol wrote: > > > > > I've been given an iBook G4 to look at. This was apparently working > > fine then 'died'. > > It is a 1.2GHz, with 256MB memory, 80GB hd and combo drive. > > > > Try an Open Firmware set immediately after pushing the power button: > > Hold down Command, Option, O and F (you may need to wait a good long while > for the grey screen to come up). >
Hi Jim thanks for your quick reply. Tried this straight away - only getting round to replying now due to being at work etc! > Whether the grey OF screen comes up or not, after a reasonable wait, type > these three lines, hitting Return at the end of each: > > set-defaults (return) > reset-nvram (return) > reset-all (return) Nothing on screen, although once I caught a little grey flicker. > After the third Return, the iBook may well chime and restart. If not, try the > same procedure while putting some pressure on the case in the lower left > corner of the keyboard (to see the video chip has broken solder joints). If > after several attempts the screen doesn't light up or you get no chime, yep, > the logic board's toast. But if you get a chime and hear hard drive activity, > you may be looking at a broken LVDS or inverter cable, so wiggle the screen > open and closed to see if that gets anything going. No change after trying this a couple of times. I haven't tried the 'pressure application' ye. I will try this tomorrow when I getr back from work.t > > > A shame because the machine is in very nice condition - indeed a lot > > better than my very scruffy mid 2007 MacBook, which I got for a very > > good price due to the optical drive being dead! > > > I use external FW drives with the MacBook, but does anyone know if the > > optical drive from the iBook is physically and electronically > > compatible with the MacBook one? > > I know I could just by a new optical but I'm a guy who likes recycling > > where possible. > > Nope, a MacBook requires a slim 9.5 mm optical drive, which means no drive > from an iBook or PowerBook will fit. Been dere, done dat too. "Sigh" oh well thanks for answering that one! If I can't get it to go I'll see if she wants to sell the rather nice Power Siupply, which I assume will be OK for my two G3 Powerbooks.? I haven't put my multimeter across it yet, but it seems to be the same size chunky connector. All the best, Dan. > > Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
